stopover

[stop-oh-ver]

noun

1. a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.

2. such a stop made with the privilege of proceeding later on the ticket originally issued.

stopover

/ ˈstɒpˌəʊvə /

noun

1. a stopping place on a journey

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to make a stopover

Word History and Origins

Origin of stopover¹

First recorded in 1860–65; noun use of verb phrase stop over

Example Sentences

Safeguarding these wintering and stopover habitats is essential for ensuring that these birds continue to return north each spring.

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Washington also nixed a planned stopover in New York in August by Taiwan’s president.

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Utah’s Great Salt, another critical stopover, declined in 2022 to its lowest level on record, making the water saltier and more difficult for brine shrimp and flies to reproduce.

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She took a flight from Barcelona, Spain, to the Indonesian island with a stopover in Doha, police said, arriving at the international airport on 12 August.

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Yamaguchi thought it would be a stopover on her way back to the East Coast, where “serious” artists moved.

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